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A couple who left their two-year-old son at home alone while they went out to play Pokemon Go have been arrested, authorities said.

Neighbours found the barefoot, crying toddler outside the family’s home in Phoenix, Arizona, according to the Pinal County sheriff’s office.

His parents, Brent Daley, 27, and Brianna Daley, 25, had left the boy on his own for up to an hour and a half.

Sheriff Paul Babeu described the case as ‘beyond comprehension’.

The child was left wearing only a nappy and a t-shirt while his parents hunted Pokemon on the wildly popular game.

The couple spent about 90 minutes searching for Pokemon (Picture: AP)

The married couple initially told the authorities they went to buy gas, before revealing they had in fact been looking for the virtual creatures around their neighbourhood.

They have been accused of child neglect and child endangerment, and their son has been turned over to the state’s child protection agency.

The sheriff warned Pokemon Go players about their personal safety, before adding: ‘But we never would have imagined that parents would abandon a child to play Pokemon Go. This goes beyond comprehension.’